The Auteur's Selection In the Shadow of Mitka, Petka da Chemberleni...

Dir: Fred Niblo

Cardinal Richelieu, engaged in intrigue at the court of Louis XIII, attempts to rule by threatening the queen, who is secretly in love with the Duke of Buckingham. From Gascony comes D'Artagnan to join the King's Musketeers in his quest for adventure. He wins the right to membership by proving his prowess with the sword and forms an eternal alliance with Athos, Porthos, and Aramis, the Three Musketeers. After many adventures, he embarks on a dangerous mission to England to recover a diamond brooch, a gift of the king, which the queen has given to Buckingham as a token of affection. He recovers it and returns in time to save the queen from the wrath of Louis, defeat the cardinal's intrigue, and win Constance, the queen's seamstress.

Dir: Robert F. McGowan

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Our Gang perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

An unethical merchant moves into town and steals customers from the widowed owner of an established store; the gang steps in to help.

Dir: George Pallu

Simão loves Teresa whose father wants her to marry cousin Baltazar instead. The two lovers meet secretly; Baltazar pays a thug to kill his rival, and Simão is badly wounded. Teresa is forced into a convent. Mariana - who secretly loves Simão - treats him, and helps him to escape. SPOILERS AHEAD Baltazar intervenes, and this time the two rivals fight, and one of them dies. The love story will end tragically to the survivors. Simão is sentenced to prison in India - which amounts to a death sentence. Mariana goes with him, but neither will survive the voyage. Teresa dies in her convent, after receiving a last love letter from Simão.

Dir: Charles Chaplin

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Amor de Perdição perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

The Tramp cares for an abandoned child, but events put their relationship in jeopardy.

Dir: Laurence Trimble

When Flash's master, Clark Moran, goes out of town on business, Flash, who is part wolf, is falsely accused of sheepicide and sentenced to death by local ranchers. Escaping into the mountains, Flash finds a mate but has to leave his new companion to rescue his master's love, Betty, who has been kidnapped by the real sheep killer, Luther Nash.

Dir: Paul Terry

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of The Kid perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Farmer Al Falfa is a patrolman rollerskating through the park. A day of misadventures climaxes with a monkey stealing his clothes.

Dir: Carl Theodor Dreyer

A beautiful but imperious princess refuses all offers of marriage, often condemning her suitors to death. The prince of Denmark comes seeking her hand and, aided by magic objects given to him by a mysterious spirit, seeks to win her love.

Dir: Wilhelm Prager

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of The Silent Call perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Fairy tale about a tailor with three sons: the fat one, the tall one and the idiot one. The three decide to go on a journey to try their luck.

Dir: Edward F. Cline

A series of mishaps leads to a young man being chased by a big city's entire police force.

Dir: Allan Dwan

A nobleman becomes the vigilante Robin Hood who protects the oppressed English people from the tyrannical Prince John.